Re: [ROOT] Qt in ROOT

From: Jonathan M. Gilligan (jonathan.gilligan@vanderbilt.edu)
Date: Tue Sep 19 2000 - 18:33:15 MEST

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Only the Linux version of Qt is GPL. For other OS's, you have to pay 
$1550.00 per developer even to develop free software with Qt. Thus, 
adopting Qt for ROOT would effectively end Root support for the Windows 
community.

At 12:44 PM 9/15/2000, ZVYAGIN wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>Qt library (version 2.2.0) has been released under GPL license. This
>opens opportunity to use Qt directly in ROOT.
>
>Qt library has much more powerful GUI then we have in ROOT. Do ROOT
>developers consider possiblity of replacing ROOT GUI on Qt GUI?
>I belive it will be significant improvement of ROOT.
>
>I understand that it is not a fast job, but what is in the perspective?
>Will we habe ROOTed GUI always or there will be an alternative?
>
>What do you think about this?
>
>With best wishes,
>Alexander.

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Jonathan M. Gilligan                     <jonathan.gilligan@vanderbilt.edu>

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